Synopsis
In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available to her are few and far between.
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Movie Details
Spain Releases: | January 11th, 2019 (Wide), released as La Tercera esposa |
MPAA Rating: | R for sexual content. (Rating bulletin 2571 (Cert #52119), 3/27/2019) |
Running Time: | 96 minutes |
Keywords: | Child Bride, Life in a Small Town, Arranged Marriage, Set in Vietnam |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Film Movement, Mayfair Pictures, Annam Productions, Three Colors Productions |
Production Countries: | Viet Nam |
Languages: | Vietnamese |